The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-05-14


LIFE AND WORK OF HENRY WARD BEEcHER.-
Thomas W. Knox's Life and Work of Henry Ward
Beecher" has already taken rank as the standard
life of this famous man. 1t is a complete impartial
and authentic record of Mr. Beecher's public career
and private life from the cradle TO the grave
1t tells OF his birthplace and early home Of his
boyhood and youth; how he contemplated running
away sea and the preparations he made for it of
his college days and the pranks he played; of his
marriage; Of his work country minister of his
labors for the freedom of the slave; of his art as
preacher; ofhs power as an orator; of his work In
England during our civil war; of his editorial and
political work; of Plymouth Church; of the great
scandal aud the charges made by Theodore Tilton;
of the memorable trial that followed; of his travels
In Europe; of his Illness death, etc.
The author narrates Mr.. Beecher's struggles and
experiences while a poor cou ntry minister, when
his entire income less than three hundred dol
lars per annum. a part Of which was paid in corn.
potatoes and other products of the soil. He tells
how at this period in his life, when increasing
family compelled him TO build larger house to
live in he hauled the logs himself and his neigh
bors aided him to put itup. The whitewash and
paint he applied himself. He chopped the wood.
drew the water. peeled tho potatoes, cooked the
food, served it; washed the Dishes and cleaned up
the house. He performed all these duties and yet
rode twenty miles through the woods and the
prairie to the log schoolhouse in which religious
service held, preached. rode back again. cooked
the dinner preached in his own church. returned to
nurse his sick wife and attend 10 the children got
the supper and spent the evening in bis own prayer
meeting.
At the height Of his fame it would ave been inn
possible TO find man on the face of the earth on
whom the sun of fortune shone more bril-.
liantly than on Henry Ward Beeeher, His influence
was great; his income was enormous; he was in
great demand as alecturer and speaker Soon, the
breath of scandal spread over the land suspicious
were excited; the scandal grew; friends were es
ranged; the church was in arms and the country
rang with sensational stories, and the outcome was
Tilton against Mr.. Beecher. The trial lasted six
months. The jury did not agree. Mr.. Beecher's ex.
penses alone in this great trial were over 10000
fhe story is fully told in this volume. In ever
chap ter the author weaves in aneedofe after anec
dote, ncideih after incident, story after story
The fine seel-plate portrait Of Mr. Beecher Is from
a photograph taken just before his DEATH II also
contains fine portrait of Mrs. Beeeher aud many
other fine engravings. In Short the volume com
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